Nancy Reyer says her son, Michael Hubbard, is now in critical condition at Stony Brook Children's Hospital battling third-degree burns on over 40 percent of his body after the candle exploded last Saturday.

Michael isn't the first person to suffer burns from a gel candle. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been multiple recalls of gel candles dating back to the late 1990s because the candles flare up and cause injury.